BERLIN- Worcester Prep girls’ varsity lacrosse standout Carly Hoffman this week signed a national letter of intent to continue her academic and athletic careers at Division I Mount St. Mary’s next year.Hoffman signed the letter of intent to attend and continue her career at Mount St. Mary’s in Emmitsburg next year during a special ceremony… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — How long is an appropriate amount of time to extend special circumstances, or nonconformities, for property redevelopments was the subject of debate that ended with resort officials seeking the opinion of the planning commission.During Tuesday’s work session, Planning and Community Development Director Bill Neville broached the subject of nonconformities and the appropriate… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity swim teams acquitted themselves well last week in the state 3A-2A-1A region championship meet last week with a handful of top individual finishes.The Seahawks competed in the regional meet at Montgomery High School last weekend. The Decatur boys finished ninth over all among the 28 schools represented in the regional meet,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — With city crews steam-rolling through planned street repaving projects this offseason, an opportunity has arisen to continue to push forward and knock out a significant area this spring in advance of the coming season.During a larger discussion this week about widening the sidewalks in the ocean block between 118th Street and 130th… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Getting a permanent traffic signal at 3rd Street and Philadelphia Avenue remains challenging, but there could be some alternatives available, resort officials learned this week.At different times over the last year or so, the town of Ocean City has asked the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) to install a traffic signal at… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials renewed the debate this week about encouraging more year-round residents through relaxing fees associated with new construction or creating other incentives including potential property tax relief.For the last year or so, the Mayor and Council have heard concerns from property owners and potential homebuilders about the rising cost of developing… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City will host a qualifying event this June for a world-renowned hot dog eating contest on the beach after resort officials approved the special event this week.During last week’s Recreation and Parks Committee meeting, Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs Ocean City Boardwalk franchisee Russell Laurenzano told committee members he was in discussion… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Army Corps of Engineers hopper dredge Currituck is expected to arrive in Ocean City next week for a scheduled routine dredging project around the Inlet.Three or four times a year, the Army Corps of Engineers-Baltimore District sends the Currituck, or its sister ship Murden, to Ocean City to conduct routine dredging… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Pleased with the savings from the first phase, Ocean City officials this week approved a request to expand a retrofitting to energy-efficient LED light fixtures at several municipal facilities in and around the resort.Back in 2015, Ocean City contracted with Energy Systems Group (ESG) on a number of energy savings projects at… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Following a five-hour-plus public hearing on the issue last month, the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) late last week issued a pair of orders granting evidentiary hearings strictly limited to the potential turbine size of two offshore wind energy projects.In 2017, the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) approved two offshore wind energy… Read more »